Second Intra-African Trade Fair to generate $40 billion in trade deals

May 22, 2019 The second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) scheduled for September 2020 in Kigali will target the execution of Intra-African trade deals worth more than $40 billion, Prof. Benedict...

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Government transactions to go full electronic June 2020

May 21, 2019 All government transactions will be done electronically from June next year, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has said. He said the introduction of the cashless payment system was to reduce...

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Ecobank Ghana launches PayZone at Osu.

May 20, 2019 Ecobank Ghana’s initiative to promote a cashless system is yielding the desired results with more than 15,000 merchants signing on to the digital product, EcobankPay Zone. The digital...

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EIU projects economy to grow by 6.5% in 2019, against government target of 7.6%

May 17, 2019 The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has projected the country’s economy to grow slower than government’s own forecast for 2019. According to the research institution’s country...

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We will achieve 8% end-year inflation target – Finance Minister

May 16, 2019 Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has assured that government is on course to achieve its 8 percent end-year inflation target set for the 2019 fiscal year. Despite inflation averaging 9.8...

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Vibrant TOR key to ‘Ghana beyond aid’ agenda — Isaac Osei

May 16, 2019 The managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Mr Isaac Osei, has made a strong case for a percentage of crude oil produced in the country to be given to the state-owned refinery to...

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Ghana topples South Africa as continent’s leading gold producer

May 14, 2019 Ghana has become the largest gold producer in Africa, toppling South Africa in a recent data released by the World Bank. The data said Ghana exported 158 tonnes of gold in 2018, about 15...

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Ghana’s bid to host African trade secretariat, as AU team assesses Ghana’s facilities

May 14, 2019 A 10-member delegation from the African Union (AU) has arrived in the country to ascertain Ghana’s preparedness to host the headquarters of the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA)...

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Boost domestic revenue before joining AfCFTA -IMF

May 14, 2019 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned African governments to develop policies that would boost domestic revenue mobilisation before they enter the African Continental Free...

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Investors express interest in aluminium industry

May 14, 2019 SOME multi-national companies in the country have expressed interest to invest in the government’s vision of building an integrated aluminium industry, the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken...

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